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survey from ant

this survey took me an obscene amount of time to complete, mostly because i did it in chunks. anyway. it's a good survey. this is where i would promise to update more often. but i probably won't. haha

I. Variations On Somewhat Standard Questions

1. Worst song ever: anything by the red hot chili peppers. ugh.
2. Person who should be shot because he/she wrote/sang the ONE song that gets stuck in yer head and drives you to the brink: haha umm i don't know. i like the songs i get stuck in my head :)
3. Song for a happy day: cheap suits - ska saves
4. Song for a sad day: alkaline trio - radio
5. Good driving song: blue rodeo - head over heels
6. Good song to aid in sleepiness: the tragically hip, yer favourites albums :)
7. Know any classical?: drink milk, love life! haha
8. Sexiest lead singer ever: i don't know about lead singers, but static-x's guitarist was probably the sexiest man i have ever seen. the fact he has a range of completely beauitful guitars helps too.
9. Do you know a guitar solo well enough to sing that part too? and if you do, what is it?: hmm...i don't think too much music i listen to has guitar solos, it's a bit passe.
10: Tell me about getting yer driver's license: i did well in all the driving but bad in the written. :(
11. What was preschool like?: i didn't have preschool. junior kindergarten was good though.
12. I hate the "what's yer favorite color" question, so what color do you hate enough never to wear it and why?: pink. it's too obvious. i'm not very girly, and i would feel really fake wearing it.
13. Be honest (and no Google searching either), do you know who Thomas Moore was and what he wrote?: not a clue.
14. Make up a Trivial Pursuit question: what is a chunter?
15. Tell me yer least favorite smell: rancid anything
16. Tell me one news story (that's happened in yer lifetime) that you were (or are) really interested in: kyoto accord.
17. You're watching cartoons. What are you watching?: actual cartoons, fairly odd parents. grown up cartoons, family guy.
18. What's one show you can't believed stayed on the air past season one?:  the oc.
19. Who's yer favorite TV news personality (and yeah, the weather and traffic guys count)?: meh.
20. You hate someone. Will they ever know?: i would have to really, really hate them.
21. Ever had revenge? Spill it: nah.
22. Tell me about yer closest friend: besides brian i don't really have any close friends. kyle i guess.
23. What do you dislike about yer parents?: i don't have enough room.
24. Tell me an anecdote from a birthday party you've had: well, i had our first of many co-ed sleepovers for my...16th? birthday. tents out back and such, but most people passed out on the lawn. people got together, got back together, or broke up, etc. it was by far the best birthday i've ever had. everyone went in on a random box of gifts and they were all really amazing and thoughtful.
25. Tell me a dorky thing you do: haha apoligize for everything.
26. Tell me a hellish story about yer job: on one particular sunday, opening with the sous chef, before i knew the line at all; as i was going about my normal routine we started getting busy, and this was when his drunkness became very obvious. he started burning things and blaming the oven for being too hot, and then he fell down the stairs. he was yelling at servers and i eventually had to stand beside him and watch the oven and call orders. trial by fire right?
27. Name a place you've visited (vacation or otherwise) that you hated and tell me why you hated it: i don't think i've ever hated somewhere i went on vacation...hawaii: great. texas: great. cottages: great. newfoundland: great. i'm canadian though eh? so we're pretty agreeable :)
28. What's yer favorite musical?: haha umm the only one i've seen really is mamma mia and i loved it!
29. What's yer least favorite musical?: i dunno.
30. What are the call letters for your favorite radio station?: umm...it's live 88.5 :)
31. Ever get spanked?: haha as a child? not spanked. more like hit.
32. Either way, think it screwed you up?: probably.
33. At what age did you "discover" yer body? (thanks for the question Alice): 14.
34. Who's yer favorite relative?: my aunt marlene. she's been there through everything, it's like having a second mother.
35. Name a friend you had when you were 7: uuh. eva.
36. Tell me about yer relationship to boats: love them. most of my family lives on the coast. and many of them own boats. i've never had the slightest bit of sea sickness or fear of water. we saw my poppy tom's boat when we went to newfoundland and i showed brian where i used to sit. which was the diving board off the front of the boat. i love it. it felt like flying.
37. What do you hate about surveys? (other than this one, smart ass): same old boring question.
38. Put down a Rolling Stone lyric here: i see a red door and i want it painted black

II. Word Problems

1. All right. Yer gonna have 4 kids. Congratulations. Name them:

Indigo & Violet [twins], Jude, and...Mandi Junior? lol

2. Okay so, this psycho's got a gun to his head and one of those comical bomb detonators under his arm and he tells you that just because you have a pretty face, he's going to let you pick which country he's going to blow up. Which country are you going to tell him? Okay, now he's asking why.

China, because if we don't get them now they're just going to get us later.

3. There's a train traveling on the northeastern corridor to Boston from New York and before that, Washington D.C. Do you need to get out in any of those cities to see someone?

well, umm...new york, to see anthony? i don't know otherwise. i'd probably get out just for the hell of it.

4. Your language teacher from high school decides one day that she's madly in love with you. The only way to get her off your back is recite something dumb you remember from that language class when she tells you she loves you (example: "I love you!" response: "Yo quiero Taco Bell!"). What are you going to say to her? What language are you speaking?

je suis l'anana, et j'ai frappe un mime avec mon bicyclette. [i am the pineapple, and i have hit a mime with my bicycle.] in french.

5. So your kindly, but slightly senile relative who hasn't seen you in ten years wants to give you a little gift just for being so wonderful (and you are wonderful, aren't you?) but they mess up and end up giving you a fifty dollar gift certificate to a place you'd never even breathe the air in. Where's that gift certificate supposed to be spent?

abcrombie and fitch.

III. Fill It In

Let's walk in the: rain.
Let's run through: the field.
Let's look at the: stars.
Who are those: customers.
What a nice: rack. haha
Where did all these: groundhogs come from.
When will they: stop arguing.
How are your: wildflowers.
Why can't you: just shut up.
So where did you find: the buried treasure.
Sing the: YMCA.
Easier than: pie.
Closer than: kanata.
Look at my: new headband!
I'll stay if: i have to.
Silly, little: bitch.
Show me some: skin :)
The sky is: on fire.
Tell me a: story.
Hide me: from work.
Love me: always.
Grab the: bull by the horns.
I hate your stupid: hair.
My mom thinks you're: gay.
He's not: a hippy.
Are you that: guy?
I missed: out.
Can't you: do a little dance?
Lovely little: duck.

IV. Thankful

- Five Material Things You're Thankful For
* music.
* computer.
* alarm clocks.
* whisks.
* books.

- Five Immaterial Things You're Thankful For
* brian.
* kittens.
* my job.
* christmas spirit.
* clouds.

- Five Things You Feel Are The Scourge Of Hell And Are Not Thankful For
* snow.
* sheep.
* looseleaf paper.
* pants. don't you hate pants?
* emo hair and fashion mullets.

- Five Songs You're Thankful For
* cheap suits - ska saves
* alkaline trio - hell yes
* bigwig - friends
* tragically hip - bob caygeon
* alkaline trio - mr chainsaw

- Three Things About Yourself You're Thankful For
* ability to laugh at myself.
* awkwardness.
* eyes.

V. Memorable

1.Quote a song.

"thoughts are the shadows of feelings, always darker, emptier and simplier. i don't care if they're fake or real. i just thank them for showing up at all. i have black periods. who does not? but they are not a part of me. they are not part of illness, but a part of my being. what am i saying? i have the courage to have them. four o'clock in the morning. this sucks." alkaline trio - warbrain

-DM - Best of What's Around

2. Quote a person.

"god made food, but the devil made chefs"

3. Quote the bible/ Torah/ Koran/ Menu at McDonald's

"Personally, I don't like inherently happy people. I don't trust them. I think there's something seriously wrong with anyone who isn't at least a little let down by the world." - How to Kill A Rock Star, Tiffanie Debartolo.

4. Quote your mom.

oh yes, i say that ALL THE TIME. so of COURSE she knows how to say it.

5. Quote yourself.
"no no, this tag says 'do not remove until delivered to consumer.' and i have EVERY intention of consuming this mattress."

survey from ant

-----10 years ago-------
[1998]

1.) How old were you?
11, turning 12.

2.) Where did you go to school?
emily carr public school til june, then meadowcrest public school. we moved to brooklin that year, i'm pretty sure.

3) Where did you work?
no where! :)

4.) Where did you live?
scarborough, then brooklin. we moved to whitby after i was done school, then brooklin in september.

5.) Where did you hang out?:
umm my backyard, and out in the front of the house with the other kids.

6.) Did you wear glasses?
nope.

7.) Who was your best friend(s):
hmm...in scarborough, i was playing with katherine, brendan, christopher, maria, stamtia, yahhni [sp]. and other kids from the street. in brooklin; michelle.

8.) How many tattoos did you have?
haha umm none?

9.) How many piercings did you have?:
my ears.

10.) What car did you drive?
actually, i had one of those little battery powered jeeps and used to cruise around the culdesac.

11.) Had you been to a real party?:
the best kind! the kind with loot bags!

12.) Had you had your heart broken?
nope.

13.) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?:
i was very single.

---- 7 Years Ago -------
[2001]

1.) How old were you?
14, turning 15.

2.) Where did you go to school?
Sinclair Secondary.

3) Where did you work?
umm...i didn't have a job at the time.

4.) Where did you live?
Brooklin.

5.) Where did you hang out?:
sarah's house mostly.

6.) Did you wear glasses?
nope.

7.) Who was your best friend(s):
sarah.

8.) How many tattoos did you have?
none.

9.) How many piercings did you have?:
ears still. i don't think i had taken them out yet.

10.) What car did you drive?
couldn't drive yet.

11.) Had you been to a real party?:
eh, not really.

12.) Had you had your heart broken?
well, the winter before.

13.) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?:
i was single.

-------------1 year ago-----------

[2007]

1.) How old were you?
20.

2.) Where did you go to school?
no where, i was done.

3.) Where did you work?
trattoria caffe italia.

4.) Where did you live?
ottawa.

5.) Where did you hang out?
kyle's.

6.) Did you wear glasses?
nope.

7.) Who were your best friend(s)?
brian, anthony, kyle.

9.) How many tattoos did you have?
none.

10.) How many piercings did you have?
none.

11) What car did you drive?
none, i got rid of the tempo the year before.

13. Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?
engaged.

---------------Today--------------------

[April 5, 2008]

1.) How old are you?
21.

2.) What school do you go to?
still done :)

3) Where do you live?
ottawa still.

5.) Who are your best friends?
brian, anthony, kyle.

6.) Do you talk to your old friends?
for sure. i talked to jordan the other night, richard occassionally, going to see tina this weekend in toronto. i try to stay in touch, i'm just not that good at it.

7.) How many piercings do you have?
none.

8.) How many tattoos?
none, but i'll be going to get one probably within the month.

9.) What kind of car do you have?
none.

10.) Has your heart been broken?
not recently.

11.) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce?
engaged.

i want to see the stars.

this made me really happy. i don't know why.

You are midnight.

You are darkness and moonlight and a sky full of stars. You're nocturnal, but not in a lonely way. You are the moment when an unbelievably good rock show goes into its third encore. Just when everyone starts to wonder if it's finally over, the band runs back on stage and starts another song. You are the time of night when everybody knows it's getting late, but nobody wants to go home. You are the smoke machines, still going strong, and the stage lights that make that smoke glow blue and red. You are the warm mass of people singing along in unison, the sweaty rockers, the guitar solo, and that split second when you could swear the lead singer looked in your direction.

take a sad song, and make it better...

001. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
yep.

002. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them?
not really. i actually bought these ones the right size. and also, i haven't done much to cause them damage :)

003. What are you dreading right now?
driving test next friday.

004. Do you celebrate 4/20?
nope.

005. Favorite country singer?
meh.

006. What face cleanser do you use?
noxema? my spelling is terrible.

007. When was your last doctor's visit?
who knows.

008. Do you get the full 8 hours of sleep?:
yep.

009. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
thirty minutes. about. i can go faster, but i give myself time to lounge in between tasks. haha.

010. "First Loves Are Never Over": is this true for you?
no. it's over. completely over.

011. Think of all your exes. Would you take any of them back?
nope.

12. If anyone came over to your house on one of your "lazy days" would you go get ready real quick?
for sure.

013. Does your school have tornado drills?
nope. i don't think we ever got tornadoes, although we had some small earthquakes, and were pretty close to the nuclear plant.

014. Have you ever been on your school's track team?
haha no.

015. Do you own a pair of Converse?
i do not.

016. Who did you cut and paste this survey from?
anthony.

017. Do you eat raw cookie dough?
not recently.

024. Are you cocky?
nah.

025. Shortest relationship?
a month and a half. i think.

026. Longest?
3 years and 15 days, and counting.

027. How many boyfriends/girlfriends have told you they love you?:
three.

030. Could you live without a computer?:
maybe.

031. Do you wear shoes in your house?:
no, it's one of my pet peeves. i go insane when people tell me not to take my shoes off. why even clean your floor? probably you don't, so what else don't you clean? don't use the bathroom in someone's house if they're wearing shoes in the house. *shudder*

032. When you watch movies at home, do you turn the lights off?
yep.

035. What do you do when you're sad?:
talk to someone. go out. clean. throw myself into a project.

036. Who would you call first if you won the lottery?:
brian.

037. When was the last time you saw your best friend?
just before he went to bed.

038. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
to be able to lighten up.

040. What sleeps with you every night?
brian, kittens. haha they each have their own bed near ours, and they usually come to bed with me.

041. How many times have you been pulled over?:
quite a few times :S

042. Pancakes or French toast?
meh.

045. Is anyone on your bad side right now?
not really.

046. What jewelry are you wearing?
engagement ring.

047. What's the first thing you do when you get online?
check email.

049. Do you watch Grey's Anatomy?
i've seen a couple episodes.

050. How do most people spell your name?
mandy.

051. Do you wear your boyfriend/ girlfriend's clothes?:
occassionally.

052. Do you watch pro sports on TV?
not unless i'm at work, and even then something really interesting has to be happening, and usually someone has to tell me to look.

054. What was the first movie that gave you nightmares?
silence of the lambs. but i was so excited for the next one to come out haha.

058. Do you know anyone who wasn't born in the United States?
*gasp* my god...like a million people! ;)

059. Favorite name(s) for a boy?:
Jude.

060. Will you keep your last name when you get married?
nope.

061. Your favorite restaurant you don't get to eat at much?
la dolce vita.

062: Favorite Girl(s) names:
Violet, Indigo, Findabhair, Gwenhyvar

066. How do you eat your steak?:
soy based.

069. If you heard your phone ringing right now, who do you expect it to be?:
kyle.

070. What do you hear?:
yellowcard.

071. Would you survive in prison?
haha no, my god, no.

074. When was the last time you said I love you, and meant it?
about 10 minutes ago?

076. If all of your friends were going on a road trip, who would most likely overpack the most?
i honestly don't know?

077. Do you know anyone with the same name as you?
not really.

082. What's for dinner?
i had eggplant parm.

083. What's the last thing you purchased?
an ice cream cookbook.

085. Where is your cell phone?
in my purse.

086. Is your phone on vibrate or ring most?
vibrate, and even when it's in my pocket i usually don't feel it. but i had being bothered anyway.

089. Did you have breakfast this morning?
well, brunch.

092. What brand is your digital camera?
olympus.

095. Last person to text you?:
brian?

096. What song describes your love life at the moment?
honestly...i don't know?

097. Do you own expensive perfume?
nope. considering buying some though.

098. On average, how much do your jeans cost?
$30.

099. Are you taking college classes?
nope. i'm dooone.

100. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone?:
usually someone. but sometimes the extra space is nice haha.

cope out.

ONLY 1 WORD
Body: You Can Only Type One Word. Not as easy as you may think.

1. Where is your cell phone?
table.

2. Boyfriend/girlfriend?
fiance.

3. Your hair?
curly.

4. Your mother?
spacey.

5. Your father?
unstable.

6. Your favorite thing?
cooking.

7. Your dream last night?
fuzzy.

8. Your favorite drink?
amaretto.

9.Your dream car?
beetle.

10. The room you’re in?
den.

11. Your family?
far.

12. Your fear?
crushed.

14. Where were you last night?
work.

15. What you’re NOT right now?
cold.

16. Muffins?
banana.

17. One of your wish list items?
wii.

18. Where you grew up?
suburbia.

19. The last thing you did?
freecycled.

20. What are you wearing?
pjs.

21.Whats on tv?
blank.

22.Your pet or pets?
kitties.

22. Your Computer?
irritating.

24.Your Life?
tiring.

25.Your Mood?
meh.

26. Missing someone?
nope.

28. Your car?
bus.

29. Your eyes?
hazel.

31. Like someone?
yep.

32. Favorite color?
purple.

33. When is the last time you laughed?
now.

where have you been?

i hate that i haven't updated this. i hate that i've lost some of the things i most enjoyed. work is consuming my life.

 

tonight i went to kyle's after work and while i was waiting for the bus home it was snowing. typically, i'm not a big winter person. there's alot to do in ottawa though for winter, so i'm making an effort.

i was standing with my back to the wind looking up into the falling snow and it felt like infinity. that's the one thing i always love about when it snows it reminds you how endless things can be.

 

i read a really awesome quote the other day;

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.." - Jack Kerouac

 

also, i'm applying to school again. to george brown in toronto, for the italian cooking program. probably for may 2009 since may 2008 is a bit short notice for me.

 

and now! a quiz! one i think seems pretty interesting.

Rules : Plug the answer to each question into the Google Images search engine, then post one of the photos on the first results page.

 

01 How old will you be on your next birthday?
02 A place you want to visit
03 Your favourite place
04 Your favourite object
05 Your favourite food
06 Your favourite animal
07 Your favourite colour
08 Where you were born [seriously, the very hospital! ghe-ttooo]
09 Where you live now
10 Name of a past pet
11 Name of a past love [this is the funniest thing i've ever seen, what IS this?!]
12 Best friend's nickname
13 Your blog alias name
14 Your first name [omg, holy porn]
15 Your middle name
16 Your last name
17 Your worst habit
18 Your first job
19 Your grandmother's name
20 Your college major

 

and that's all i got. i'm going to try to update more though.

this might have been helpful a few years ago.

username: nycareers

password: landmark

 

1.	Baker
2.	Chef
3.	Butcher
4.	Cook
5.	Nanny
6.	Family and Consumer Scientist
7.	Tailor / Dressmaker
8.	Sign Maker
9.	Jeweler
10.	Autobody Repairer

 

 

haha. pretty accurate.

ahhh

i really don't update this enough. i've updated a few times in livejournal recently, it seems a bit more private. anyway,

alot has happened since my last actual update.

i had an interview and cooking test at fairmont which went pretty well, although i don't think i'm what they're looking for. i'm working all the freakin time; see: 12 days straight, then a day off then 11 days straight.

me and brian went out for dinner last night since we were both off [gasp!] and it was great! we went to La Dolce Vita which is italian for "the sweet life". we had been wandering up preston street [i had to pick up my pay cheque after] and we almost didn't go that far, since i didn't remember anymore restaurants being up there. but we decided to wander just a bit further. i was thrilled with the restaurant itself. we had zucchini sticks to start, and i had manicotti that came with salad and garlic bread, and brian had the vegetarian calzone with salad. even though we were nearly stuffed we had some zuccotto for dessert. i also ordered a chocolate drop martini. haha it was great.

when we lived in north bay we used to go out to dinner all the time. and since we've moved to ottawa we hadn't really found anywhere that we both liked enough to go often, but i definently think this place is the winner.

 

brian's birthday is coming up on the 9th, and i work, which sucks. but i ordered him something, and hopefully it'll be here soon. also! we're thinking about taking a trip to mexico in october as part of his present since he's never been on a plane, and i think by october we'll both be wishing for warmer weather. now hopefully i can get a week off :D

 

i talked to my dad for a bit today and told him about my comings and goings. he also had a few things going on, he's lost 23.5 lbs on this berstein's diet thing where they give you B12 injections. which is awesome, my dad has gone on alot of weird diets that i can remember. and in the spring my mom will be going on it [it's not that cheap] which will be great for her, and hopefully help with her diabetes.

 

brian started school again today, and when i talked to him he said it was going well. he met up for breakfast with some of his classmates so he was up quite early. infact, i thought he was getting up at 8, but when i woke up 7:30 he wasn't in bed. what a weirdo.

 

i ordered a custom ID case which i am super excited about. i just got a new purse/tote bag, and change purse, and the last thing i wanted to get was the ID case, but i wanted something cadbury related, so i'm getting a custom made one. i'm thrilled!

 

work at the hotel is going well, the chef is on vacation for his honeymoon. the trat is it's usual self, not much to say about that, but connie is leaving soon for greece, it's going to be a long two weeks.

ah, actually, there IS something to say about the trat. i didn't get to pick up my pay cheque yesterday because it hadn't been signed by both the owners yet, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't irritated by this. i know they'd be pissed if i wasn't on time for work, they could at least be on time with my pay cheque. also, after about 2 and a half weeks of telling dominic we need to talk and him blowing me off i talked to pat about how they need to match what i get paid at the hotel for the two weeks connie is gone since i'll be losing shifts at the hotel. pat was surprised i made so much haha. i'm just glad that's sorted.

 

does anyone out there have any experience with expedia? i know from the hotel_workers group on livejournal that hotels HATE dealing with them, but they're convienent and cheap! haha.

QotD: First Crush

How old were you when you had your very first boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you still know them now? 
Submitted by KIM. 

i believe i was 15. his name was sean, and we "dated" for like a month haha. we didn't really go anywhere or do anything. we fooled around a bit, but i had no idea what i was doing. haha. his mom never left us alone, but my parents let me bring him to my room ;) he was two years older then me. i was pretty sad when we broke up, and i didn't like him very much after. so no, we don't talk. although, i don't really hate him anymore. when i was 17 i would have been pissed if my boyfriend didn't put out too haha.

QotD: [this is home]

Where do you consider home?  Is it the place you grew up; the place you're currently living?  Why is it home?
Submitted by uncagedbird. 

i've moved quite a bit. mostly by choice. i lived in two places with my parents, scarborough [where i was born] and brooklin [when i was 12] between those two we also stayed at my cousin's house for the summer, and some of september. i wouldn't consider either of those places as what i would call home now. i used to drive by our old place when i was nearby, for the dentist or something, trying to reconnect with who i was then. but no such luck.

after that, i moved to north bay for college and lived in a dorm apartment with three other girls, one of which rotated three times, so a total of five roommates in that apartment. and i never, ever would have considered that home. although we tried to make it comfy and homey it had a comfiness of a jail cell. i went back to brooklin for the summer then returned in september to live in north bay with brian for my second year.

we had a really nice apartment and i was living with one of my roommates from the year before and her best friend. that place felt alot more like home but it was still a very hostile environment. i never felt safe there and was glad when we left, a couple months before our lease was up. from there we moved to a shared townhouse in north bay. and briefly it was a really nice place to live. but soon it too was hostile and we left.

we went back to brooklin for the rest of the summer and then moved to ottawa on august 1st. it was really hard moving somewhere hardly knowing anyone, not knowing the city or the bus routes, having very little money. but it was a very thrilling time. although i would like to move to a nicer apartment, i feel like i'm home now. i have brian, and the kittens, and a good job, and brian's going to school and has a job he can tolerate :) [usually]

we have independance. and we have each other [and the kittens :)] and maybe that's all you need for home. no one to answer to, someone to share your secrets with, and a couple of little people to eat the bugs that fly around your lights ;)